Questions tagged [mining-setup]
For questions concerned with the physical setup of mining hardware including power supply and heat dissipation.
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scrypt mining rig suggestions
i went to configmyrig.com and selected the options to hit something close to 5mh.
here is a screenshot:
http://s28.postimg.org/uayj19exp/Screen_Shot_2014_01_09_at_11_21_58_PM.png
i'll be scrypt ...
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Same setup different hash rate
I have one computer with windows 8.1 13.11 driver and a 280x which gets 720KHS and another computer with the same setup which gets 620KHS.
They have a different cpu ram and psu (both have quality ...
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Bitcoin rig setup, connecting a Butterfly Labs unit using USB
I'm currently running a rig with seven block erupters in a 10 connector powered USB hub. After taking the USB fan into account, I have an additional two USB ports available. The host is an old laptop.
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Is one quad GPU rig better than two dual GPU rigs for Scrypt mining?
I want to buy four r9 280x cards for Scrypt mining. I already have all other hardware components to create two dual rigs. Would one mining rig that uses all four GPUs instead be significantly better?
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Parts of a Bitcoin Mining Rig
Original question: How important is a strong CPU and GPU for ASIC mining? I would assume that the GPU could be a cheap one because even if its high-end it probably won't help, and that the CPU should ...
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Adding an additional GPU for LTC mining
I've just recently started litecoin mining on a kind of old AMD GPU. My motherboard has space for 2 additional cards. I'd like to drop in a new card specifically for litecoin mining, but... I'm not ...
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Is there a way to mine with many graphics cards without having a PC for each one (or two)?
I have a serious stash of radeon cards, some great, some fairly crap. I figure with them all running it all adds up.
Problem is, running a PC for each card will get expensive, so is there any known ...
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Can one rig run multiple different graphics cards?
I have some 7950 and some R280, can I connect them both on one rig? Will it work normally? Or does system require all GPUs to be same?
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Power supply for Litecoin mining rig
I've been told my power supply needs to be of a good brand and have sufficient power for all the hardware, with some to spare. A 80+ gold PSU is more expensive but could be the best idea.
I'm ...
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BFL 7GH Jalapeno suddenly trips circuit breaker, what can I do?
After chugging along just fine (though never at full advertised GHps always 6.5 instead of 7), my Butterfly Labs jalapeno suddenly started to persistently trip the circuit breaker all of a sudden, ...
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Can I mine with BFGMiner on an ATI Radeon
I have managed to connect to the pool via the command line but when I went to manage devices it says I have none. I tried to use auto and all commands to add the GPU and seemingly it will not pick it ...
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How do I fit a normal PCI-E x16 video card into a PCI-E x1 slot?
What hardware would I need to buy to fit a normal PCI-E x16 card (In my case, a R9 280x) into a normal PCI-E x1 slot?
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Using ATI and Nvidia Cards together
I want to mine Litecoin on an ATI 7950 while being able to play on my GTX 680.
Is this possible ? If yes then how ?
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PCI-E v1 2 and 3 differences in mining?
Is there any difference in hashrate if I mine from mainboard with pci-e v1 v2 or v3. Also is there difference if I use x1 slot with extension to x16?
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disregard power costs for mining in the winter? [duplicate]
My theory is that if you are mining in the winter you should discount power costs completely, since the heat generated by your miner will contribute to the heating of your home and thus cause your ...
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How to physically configure graphic card for higher yields?
If I were to purchase a motherboard with 7 pci-ex ports. Could I then attach 7 graphic cards and run 7 cgminer processes? One for each card?
Or would a better build be to group cards together with ...
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Block Erupters Continue to err out
Does anyone else have this problem? I have to restart that computer and mining rig about once a day. More than half will err out over 12 hours. They can't recover by themselves?
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4 Questions for mining bitcoin in cloud [duplicate]
I have four questions about the general mining bitcoin in the cloud.
I have a unlimited bandwith web hosting . Can i mining bitcoin with web host ? (my web host support : CGI, PHP, ASP.NET, SSI, ...
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Trying to use Block Erupters with Ubuntu 13.04
I'm trying to Mine with ASICMiner's Block Erupters on Ubuntu 13.04. I've installed everything (bitcoin-qt, cgminer, bfgminer, I've got the block erupters in usb hubs hooked up to my ubuntu box).
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Has the BitForce Bitcoin Miner be connected to a PC all the time?
When the BitForce Bitcoin Miner is mining, does it have to be connected to a PC all the time?
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PCI (no express) GPUs
I have a mining rig, with 2 PCIe (already being used) and 4 PCIs without use. I was thinking to buy a PCI based ATI card like http://www.club-3d.com/index.php/products/reader.en/product/radeon-hd-5450-...
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What is JSON-RPC and do i need it?
I have recently finished installing the Bitcoin client. One site i was using to help guide me is called http://www.weusecoins.com/en/. On the mining guide section of that site it says, If you're ...
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Is it more efficient to use multiple computers when I have multiple GPUs?
I have 4 video cards: 2x 7970 & 2x 6970.
This is a question of efficiency regarding MH/s. Simply, I would like to know which is better:
~1900 MH/s on one machine
~1200 MH/s and ~700 MH/s on ...
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How do I mine with more GPU's than my motherboard has slots for?
I noticed pictures of some mining rigs that appeared to show GPUs hooked up to cables going to a mother board and not using pci slots. What are these cables called and how can I use them to increase ...
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Could i build a mining rig with these parts?
I have researched bitcoin mining for a while, and i have decided that i want to build a dedicated miner. Since i am very low on budget, I thought that maybe i could use an old computer that i have in ...
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How do I protect my mining rig from brownouts and electrical surges?
My mining rig consumes 1,250w. What additional information do I need, or how do I shop for a product that will protect me from Brownouts and Electrical surges.
I'm not interested in UPS ...
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Can a Butterfly Labs Mini Rig SC cause health concerns if stored in a bedroom?
Assuming heat and noise factors are not a concern, are there any additional issues (radiation) to be concerned about?
How far should this device be stored away from children's play rooms and sleeping ...
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Cooling for an XPS 15 (L502x) laptop during Bitcoin Mining
I would like to know exactly where I should put my extra cooling fans around my laptop so that I can more efficiently cool while I mine bitcoins. I realize this is not optimal at the moment, but ...
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How many Watts can I safely draw from a typical US home circuit for Bitcoin mining?
Suppose I have a mining rig that draws 1,200 Watts. How many of those mining rigs can I run on a standard US home circuit?
Do I need a special outlet?
What is the risk of an electrical fire?
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Is mining faster with 2 GPUs in crossfire or with 2 PCs with one GPU each?
Is it faster to have 2 separate computers with the same graphics card but different specs, or one computer with 2 GPUs in crossfire?
By math, they should perform the same im guessing at the same ...
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ATI GPU for mining with display attached to integrated graphics?
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 and I'd like to attach my monitor to the onboard Intel graphic and have my GPU (ATI 67xx) for mining solely.
So far I'm struggling with setting up the ATI GPU. Do I need to ...
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How many FPGA can be attached to one computer?
I am looking at this. Dual FPGA X6500 Mining Card Rev 3 (Without Heatsinks)
So we connect the card via USB and the card will mine?
Should I buy one FPGA or several ones? Where do I attach the FPGA? ...
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Could the $25/£16 Raspberry Pi computer be used to run mining equipment?
Raspberry Pi $25/£16 PC article
I saw this article today and it looks like a really interesting development in budget computing.
It's a $25 barebones computer that runs Linux, and can play games ...
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Can I use Bitcoin mining as a data furnace to heat my home?
One of the waste products from Bitcoin mining is the heat that is given off by the GPUs. On cold days could this excess heat be used to warm a home, essentially creating a data furnace? When it gets ...
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Do I need a wallet to start mining?
Oh, sorry. The question is really simple:
Do I need a wallet to start mining and "keep" this bitcoins?
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Can I just stay with my bitcoins in my computer?
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What are stale shares and what can I do to avoid them?
When I mine at a pool, only a part of my shares are accepted. There is a small percentage which is marked as stale.
As far as I know I only get paid for accepted shares, so what are these stale ...
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What software/hardware is required to mine with an FPGA?
I have been looking for a device that would allow me to mine Bitcoins without too much noise and heat. Something relatively small that I could keep in a shelf without worrying too much about it.
A ...
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Are there any Mining OS to be started from USB?
Considering my PC as a mining rig I don't want to install anything on HD. Setting up a system with full GUI mining capabilites (proprietary drivers, OpenCL, ...) can take some time. An out of the box ...
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How to mine in Ubuntu?
How do you mine in Ubuntu 11.04? Are there any GUI miners like poclbm-gui for Ubuntu?
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What open source miner applications are there?
What open source miner applications are there? Especially to see how the mining process works.
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